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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
3
A Wheeling and Lake Erie crossing near East 72nd Street in Cleveland reported the watchman Mike Canfield found dead in the tower. Officials ruled heart disease as the cause.
In Witham England Dr Charles Frederick Knight is nicknamed Foxtrotsky while a lesson on jazz and class distinctions takes place. In Kane Pa Hermit Joe predicts a mild winter citing scarce nuts and light bear fur as signs, noting Joe rarely misses.
A persuasive advertisement urges early action against colds and coughs with Mentho Laxene. It describes quick progression from a minor cold to serious illness and promotes a raw drops method or a granulated syrup approach. The Blackburn Products Co. guarantees satisfaction and offers drugstore access.
London report notes Viscount Astor, newly elevated after his father William Waldorf Astor’s death, shows little enthusiasm for the Lords. He remains active in Parliament and reform work, while Mrs Waldorf Astor, heiress of the Langhorne line, becomes viscountess and mistress of Hever Castle.
John Manning of Northamptonshire just turned 90 and has 139 descendants with 116 living. He married at 17 and spent 69 years married, now serving as housekeeper for one of his sons.
J Marth of the Non Partisan League travels west by foot toward Coulee City Washington with a destination in Minneapolis noted along the route.
Spanish, American and Filipino women attend a mass meeting in Manila and unite in pledging to use their influence to bring about prohibition in the islands.
An old advertisement urges quick treatment for croup in children using Dr Kings New Discovery. It touts relief from cold, coughs, grippe, and throat discomfort with a family remedy claimed to be trusted for fifty years. Pricing listed as 60 cents and 1.20 dollars per bottle.
About four thousand educators gathered in Beattie for the 324 annual Washington Educational association convention on Friday. Key speakers included A J Rhodes of the Rhodes Company and Ballie Till of Denver, with talks on teachers’ roles and employment studies. The program split between First Presbyterian and Plymouth Congregational churches to accommodate attendees. Friday’s luncheon featured the State Women’s Educational League at the Butler.
The Arizona State Federation of Labor demanded the immediate removal of Postmaster Burleson after adopting a federation platform. They reported he planned to start a state paper to spread what were called radical ideas and noted officials had recently seized control of the Arizona state labor journal from him.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment as a quick, harmless remedy for backache caused by lumbago sciatica rheumatism sprains and strains. It claims nerves in kidneys cause no pain and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from a druggist to feel immediate relief.
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